Potorous platyops (Gould, 1844) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1844:103.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, Western Australia, Swan River, L. Walyormouring .

DISTRIBUTION: Formerly SW Western Australia and Kangaroo Isl, South Australia.

STATUS: IUCN - Extinct.

SYNONYMS: morgani.

COMMENTS: Possibly extinct (Ride, 1970:199).